Topic ID 207
03/06/2004 by Marge Simpson
Grass Cutting - Lack Of!
What do we have to do to get the grass verges cut around here on a regular basis? The only ones that get done regularly are the ones outside County Hall. We had this problem last year too.
Some residents are starting to cut the ones outside their homes - maybe this is what the Council wants so it won't have to bother at all. Maybe we should bill them for cutting the verges or deduct it from our council tax!!!
Reply ID 1524
22/09/2004 by carlos fandango
i would agrree with that marge. also has anyone noticed how every time there is more than a light drizzle, all the drains in hertford overflow and flood the roads. when was the last time the council cleaned them? i have even seen a small tree growing out of one drain.
Reply ID 1531
23/09/2004 by Drama Queen
In The Avenue in Bengeo, the Council decided to plant trees, but that's where their interest stops, they shed leaves, block up drains and more importantly, they weren't planted correctly so if you're over 5ft 3" tall (most are!) you hit your head on branches! I find verges get done in poorer areas, hoping that the wealthier parts absolve them of having to do anything! Its just as bad on major traffic roundabouts and blind spot junctions across East Herts, why some areas can cut their verges and we seem at a loss I don't know, but maybe, as transparency and accountability is the name of today's games, we, as Council Tax payers, need to see and demand to see evidence of where our money is going and actual evidence this is taking place. I saw in the papers that a lady from Ware showed a hole in the road that ruined her car, the Council at County Hall said it had been fixed, but until the Mercury got involved AND got a camera onto the evidence, the council dismissed it as rubbish.. The lessons are there!